Nitrous oxide emissions in Canada stood at 44.73 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data. The latest value is down 0.3% from 44.85 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 42.09 mn t CO2-eq (up 6.3% since). The highest value since 1850 was 48.09 mn t CO2-eq in 1996, the lowest 3.37 mn t CO2-eq in 1850. Canada ranked 11th highest of the 196 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
Data source: Our World in Data · Unit: mn t CO2-eq · Category: Commodities and Energy · Explore more indicators on EconDash
Nitrous oxide emissions in Canada stood at 44.73 mn t CO2-eq in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
The latest value is down 0.3% from 44.85 mn t CO2-eq in 2023. Ten years earlier, in 2014, the value was 42.09 mn t CO2-eq (up 6.3% since).
Canada ranked 11th highest of the 196 countries in this dataset in 2024; China ranked first.
The highest value since 1850 was 48.09 mn t CO2-eq in 1996, the lowest 3.37 mn t CO2-eq in 1850.
| Indicator | Nitrous oxide emissions |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Category | Commodities and Energy |
| Unit | mn t CO2-eq |
| Source | Our World in Data |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
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Our World in Data. (2026). Nitrous oxide emissions — Canada [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/nitrous-oxide-emissions/CAN. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions
Our World in Data. "Nitrous oxide emissions — Canada." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/nitrous-oxide-emissions/CAN. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions.
Our World in Data. 2026. "Nitrous oxide emissions — Canada." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/nitrous-oxide-emissions/CAN. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions.
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author = {{Our World in Data}},
title = {{Nitrous oxide emissions --- Canada}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
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note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/nitrous-oxide-emissions}
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